1941: Japanese troops occupy Southern French Indo-China
1953: End of Korean War. The United States, People’s Republic of China, and North Korea, sign an armistice agreement. Syngman Rhee, president of South Korea, refuses to sign but pledges to observe the armistice
1964: Vietnam War: 5,000 more American military advisers are sent to South Vietnam bringing the total number of United States forces in Vietnam to 21,000
1965: US jets attack new North Vietnamese air defense sites
1983: In Sri Lanka, in what is called the Black July, 18 Tamil political prisoners at the Welikada high security prison in Colombo were massacred by the Sinhalese prisoners, the second such massacre in two days http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_July
2003: Japanese premier Junichiro Koizumi gets a bill that authorizes him to send 1000 soldiers for the reconstruction of Iraq
2009: North Korea reiterates that it will not return to six-party talks on its nuclear programme, indicating instead that it wants bilateral talks with the US
2011: India and Pakistan pledge not to let their fragile peace process slide again because of thorny issues that have made the nuclear neighbors bitter enemies. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-14291484
1983: In Sri Lanka, in what is called the Black July, 18 Tamil political prisoners at the Welikada high security prison in Colombo were massacred by the Sinhalese prisoners, the second such massacre in two days http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_July
2011: India and Pakistan pledge not to let their fragile peace process slide again because of thorny issues that have made the nuclear neighbors bitter enemies. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-14291484
1988: General Sein Lwin is elected the 6th president of the Union of Burma. He will be forced to resign 17 days later http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sein_Lwin
1996: In Indonesia, supporters of Suryadi, with the help of police, take the headquarters of the Democratic Party of Indonesia, held by the ones of Megawati Sukarnoputri. Two-day violences in Jakarta
2003: Elections in Cambodia. The Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) of Prime Minister Hun Sen gets 73 of the 123 seats but not the two-third necessary to govern alone. Funcipec gets 26 seats, and the SRP 24 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodian_general_election,_2003
2001: “Spirited Away”, a Japanese anime movie by Hayo Miyazaki, that will win the 2002 Berlin International Film Festival, is released in Japan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirited_Away
1964: Vietnam War: 5,000 more American military advisers are sent to South Vietnam bringing the total number of United States forces in Vietnam to 21,000
1965: US jets attack new North Vietnamese air defense sites
1983: In Sri Lanka, in what is called the Black July, 18 Tamil political prisoners at the Welikada high security prison in Colombo were massacred by the Sinhalese prisoners, the second such massacre in two days http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_July
1988: General Sein Lwin is elected the 6th president of the Union of Burma. He will be forced to resign 17 days later http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sein_Lwin
1996: In Indonesia, supporters of Suryadi, with the help of police, take the headquarters of the Democratic Party of Indonesia, held by the ones of Megawati Sukarnoputri. Two-day violences in Jakarta
2001: “Spirited Away”, a Japanese anime movie by Hayo Miyazaki, that will win the 2002 Berlin International Film Festival, is released in Japan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirited_Away
2003: Elections in Cambodia. The Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) of Prime Minister Hun Sen gets 73 of the 123 seats but not the two-third necessary to govern alone. Funcipec gets 26 seats, and the SRP 24 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodian_general_election,_2003
2003: Japanese premier Junichiro Koizumi gets a bill that authorizes him to send 1000 soldiers for the reconstruction of Iraq
2009: North Korea reiterates that it will not return to six-party talks on its nuclear programme, indicating instead that it wants bilateral talks with the US
2011: India and Pakistan pledge not to let their fragile peace process slide again because of thorny issues that have made the nuclear neighbors bitter enemies. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-14291484
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